{"id":15450,"date":"2012-09-10T10:10:47","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T14:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/?p=15450"},"modified":"2012-09-10T10:10:47","modified_gmt":"2012-09-10T14:10:47","slug":"news-things-stuff-and-other-items-of-unimport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2012\/09\/10\/news-things-stuff-and-other-items-of-unimport\/","title":{"rendered":"News, Things, Stuff And Other Items Of (Un)Import"},"content":{"rendered":"

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OH SO VERY MUCH GOING ON.<\/p>\n

So much that the above sentence demanded caps lock.<\/p>\n

First: I was at Worldcon. I did a recap<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. I’m told my books sold out there. YAY PANCAKES AND LIQUOR.<\/p>\n

Second: Holy crapstacks! I’m rocking the cover of Foursquare Magazine this month<\/strong><\/span><\/a>?!<\/p>\n

Then: Hey! Look! Mary Robinette Kowal was kind enough to host a silly doof like me over at her site where I discuss My Favorite Bit of Mockingbird<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. (Hint: it’s about how authors scare themselves.)<\/p>\n

And: I was the featured author at LitStack! In this interview<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, I talk about things like: sperm! angels! bears riding panthers! death! minions! time travel! Also: learn the truth about Hiram’s Fibertangle!<\/p>\n

Also: Tor.com calls Mockingbird<\/strong> a “shocking, twisting beast of a book<\/strong><\/span><\/a>!”<\/p>\n

And: Waiting for Fairies calls it a “twisty mind-fuck of a tale<\/strong><\/span><\/a>!”<\/p>\n

Leah Rhyne says of the book: “Wendig offers a master class in writing suspense and horror<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.”<\/p>\n

The Eloquent Page says: “I think we may have to start collectively fearing this author<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. I mean, I can only assume that Mr. Wendig has made some sort of Faustian deal with the Dark Gods. Perhaps his books, and their addictive crack-like quality, are only the first step in some far more diabolical scheme? It appears that the dark side doesn\u2019t only offer cookies, they also have Chuck Wendig. Mockingbird is a darker-than-dark adult\u00a0flavored\u00a0urban fantasy that will mess with your head in the best of ways.”<\/p>\n

Notes from the Belfry adds: “A sequel that’s as good as the first<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, possibly better,\u00a0Mockingbird <\/strong>also significantly ups both character development and the creep-factor, with Miriam facing a truly insidious and deeply disturbing adversary.” And then they kindly slap it with a five out of five.<\/p>\n

Of Blackbirds<\/strong>, the Murder by the Book blog<\/strong><\/span><\/a> says: “Miriam Black is the most troubled, sexiest, spookiest clarivoyant you’d ever hope to meet in a novel.” Also: “This author can flat out write.” Woo!<\/p>\n

Oh, and finally:<\/p>\n

THE FAN-ART CONTEST!<\/p>\n

We’ve had an ocarina<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

We had kick-ass art<\/strong><\/span><\/a> (and art<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and art<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and art<\/strong><\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n

We had a rad photo<\/strong><\/span><\/a> (and photoset<\/strong><\/span><\/a>).<\/p>\n

And also, an image of a crow CARRYING AWAY MY SEVERED HEAD<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

But, for a winner, I gotta go with:<\/p>\n

JD SAVAGE! (AKA Jeff Davis?)<\/p>\n

Because this image tickles my nethers:<\/p>\n

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Thanks, JD! You nailed the “batshit highway witch” aspect nicely.<\/p>\n

Email me at terribleminds at gmail dot com.<\/p>\n

And thanks to all the rest of you: Amber Love, Ashley Neuhaus, David Grigg, Alan Smithee, Angie Mansfield, Tonia Brown, LeeAnna Holt, and, uhh, anybody my Swiss Cheese brain is forgetting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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